Arts & Entertainment
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“Snowdown Follienesia” will be a beach-themed evening of entertainment to benefit Snowdown Board Emeritus Bob Larson. Larson recently suffered a spinal injury that left him paralyzed from the waist down.…
Film
Swimming against the Stream ‘Difret’: Modern morality combats tradition
What “Difret” lacks in substance, it makes up for in message.Courtesy of Difret.com Filmed in Ethiopia and presented in the Amharic language, “Difret” is based on a true story. In…
Arts and Entertainment
Pokemon Go: Where to ‘catch ’em all’ in Durango
A wild Fearow appears on the 500 block of Main Avenue in Durango.Nick Gonzales/Durango Herald For those not in the know, “Pokemon Go” is an augmented reality mobile game developed…
Books
Bernie Sanders has book deal; will reflect on campaign
Just days after ending his campaign and endorsing Hillary Clinton for president, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.,is preparing to take his message to the printed page. Thomas Dunne Books said it…
Visual Arts
Sept. 11 museum stages art exhibition rife with reality
A piece of art, created by Doug and Mike Starn, from paper blown from the World Trade Center on Sept. 11 and titled “Fallen #6,” is part of a special…
Film
‘Game of Thrones’ earns a leading 22 Emmy Award nominations
“Game of Thrones” and “Veep” are among the top contenders for the 68th prime-time Emmy Award nominations. The shows claimed the top drama and comedy series prizes at last year’s…
Film
Reviving ‘Ghostbusters’ and keeping the original spirit
From left, Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon star in “Ghostbusters,” opening nationwide Friday.Hopper Stone/Columbia Pictures, Sony via Associated Press For all the scrutiny, hand-wringing and vitriol,…
Music
Stevie Wonder urges people to choose ‘love over hate’
Stevie Wonder urged his fans to choose “love over hate” and expressed dismay about the troubles in the world at a concert Sunday devoted to one of his classic albums.Matt…
Music
Female rappers to be honored by VH1
Missy Elliott, along with Queen Latifah and Salt n Pepa, will be honored at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors on Monday.Rich Fury/Invision/Associated Press file “That day was so much fun,”…
Film
Mike and Dave did NOT bring crazy wedding dates
Mike Stangle, right, and his brother Dave posted an ad on Craigslist in search of dates for a cousin’s wedding in 2013. The ad went viral, and the two parlayed…
Visual Arts
Veryl Goodnight inducted to Cowgirl Hall of Fame
artist joins luminaries such as Sandra Day O’Connor
Arts and Entertainment
Arts & Entertainment Briefs
Durango Arts Center is featuring several new exhibits in July and August. Charlene Geiss is a visiting mixed-media artist and author, and her exhibit, “ReVision: Diaries Reconsidered & Revised” is…
Arts and Entertainment
Arts & Entertainment Calendar
Art on the Animas Arts & Crafts Festival, noon-6 p.m., Santa Rita River Walk at Durango Visitor Center. Open mic, 7-11 p.m., Steaming Bean, located downstairs at the Irish Embassy…
Film
Movies playing in Durango July 8-14
(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)(Wednesday only) Less a parody of the early James Bond film than a…
Music
Michael Martin Murphey: ‘There’s a lot more that I want to do’
Western singer-songwriter to play at Henry Strater Theatre
Performing Arts
Durango, Pagosa Springs musicals spice up summer fare
To maintain its reputation for colorful, high-energy musicals, Thingamajig Theatre of Pagosa Springs has opened its four-production summer season with a splashy interpretation of “Mermaid.” Ryan Hazelbaker’s direction and Jason…
Visual Arts
International art market to draw thousands to New Mexico
The International Folk Art Market, now in its 13th year, will feature wares from every corner of the globe, whether fine embroidery or handwoven baskets. Artists from more than 60…
Film
‘The Secret Life of Pets’: Animated film’s humor is, like a dog whistle, subjective
When the humans are away, the pets will play – or try to start a revolution – in the new film “The Secret Lives of Pets.”Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures…
Music
Smokey Robinson honored with national pop music prize
Smokey Robinson performs at the BET Awards in Los Angeles in 2015. Robinson has been honored by the Library of Congress with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The national…
Music
This isn’t the first time Kenny Chesney fans have trashed Pittsburgh
Officials in Pittsburgh said they were pleased with the way they handled the Kenny Chesney concert Saturday, where more than three dozen people were taken to hospitals and multiple arrests…
Film
Where did the flopping ‘The BFG’ go wrong?
Disney via AP<br><br>“The BFG” and “The Legend of Tarzan” were both dwarfed by “Finding Dory” over the July 4th weekend, as the Pixar sequel led the box office for the…
Performing Arts
Broadway’s ‘Fun Home’ cast to perform show in Orlando
Broadway stars have joined together to sing and raise money to help the survivors of the gay nightclub shooting in Orlando. The cast and creative team from “Fun Home” will…
Local News
Durango High student wows at national music theatre awards
awarded 2 scholarships at national musical theater awards
Film
‘Weiner’: A documentary about second chances
Documentarians Elyse Steinberg and Josh Kriegman set out to show that there’s more to Anthony Weiner than just political sex scandals.Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes In June 2011, then-U.S. Rep. Weiner…
Books
Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and author, dead at 87
Elie Wiesel, the Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor has died. His death was announced Saturday by Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial.Bela Szandelszky/Associated Press file NEW YORK – Nobel laureate and…